Summary

  • Phoenix go joint-top with third win out of three

  • Superchargers fall short despite Wolvaardt's 32 off 24

  • Superchargers looked good for victory at 68-0 off 44 balls

  • Molineux takes 2-11 off 20 balls to drag it back for Phoenix

  • Phoenix 153-4 - A Jones 48 off 28 balls, Davidson-Richards takes 3-30

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Josef Rindl and Georgie Heath

  1. The worms are almost touching again...

    The worm shows Northern Superchargers Women are five runs behind Birmingham Phoenix Women. Northern Superchargers Women are 107 for 3 after 75 balls. At the same stage Birmingham Phoenix Women were 112 for 3.

  2. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Wolvaardt needs to just knock it around and get the singles and more importantly get Armitage on strike because she is in phenomenal touch.

  3. Superchargers 107-3

    Target 154

    Win predictor is still at 79% for the Phoenix. Emily Arlott will bowl the next set.

  4. 25 balls to go

  5. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    We could yet have a really good game here...it's just stand and deliver from Armitage here.

  6. Superchargers 106-3

    Armitage 22, Wolvaardt 12

    And another four, this time through the covers. Armitage is giving the Superchargers hope.

  7. Superchargers 102-3

    Target 154

    Hollie Armitage is not hanging about, smashing Georgia Elwiss down the ground for four. She moves onto 18 off seven.

  8. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    Ellyse Perry is somebody that always wants the fight. She's a serious, serious cricketer.

  9. Superchargers 97-3

    Target 154

    We haven't had a boundary since the 40th ball.

    Oh, spoke too soon! Maqsood tosses one up and Hollie Armitage smashes her for four.

    And hey, boundaries are like buses, next ball Armitage repeats the trick with the exact same shot.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    We're still learning in the Hundred and, to be honest, sometimes we still have no idea what we're doing out in the middle. But I would say you want to be about 20 runs ahead of balls remaining in a chase.

  11. Superchargers 85-3

    Target 154

    35 balls to go. Superchargers need 69. It's some ask.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    She's a good player Hollie Armitage. She was on the England academy for many years.

  13. Superchargers 82-3

    Armitage 1, Wolvaardt 9

    New batter Hollie Armitage sweeps Maqsood for a single off her first ball.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Heath lbw b Arlott 4 (Superchargers 80-3)

    Well that's plumb. Bess Heath tries to pull a straight one, misses, and gets struck on her pads right in front of her stumps.

    The Superchargers need a miracle.

    The worm shows Northern Superchargers Women are 11 runs behind Birmingham Phoenix Women. Northern Superchargers Women are 80 for 3 after 60 balls. At the same stage Birmingham Phoenix Women were 91 for 1.

  15. Superchargers 80-2

    Target 154

    More tidy bowling from Emily Arlott.

    Struggling to remember the last time the Superchargers scored a boundary...

  16. Superchargers 75-2

    Wolvaardt 4, Heath 3

    The two new batters are just giving themselves a little bit of time to get settled, negotiating bowler Georgia Heath for singles.

    They will have to push on soon though.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    It's going to take something pretty outstanding from Bess Heath or Laura Wolvaardt here to get the Superchargers over the line.

  18. Superchargers 71-2

    Target 154

    83 runs needed from 50 balls. Birmingham Phoenix remain in charge.

  19. 50 balls to go

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    Brilliant catch from Gwen Davies. She is on the boundary rope, and covers a lot of ground to get to the ball.

    She makes it look so easy but that was really tough. A shot of frustration from Gaby Lewis, she struggled to get going.